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Future of Europe: citizens’ panels take the floor
Citizens’ panels will meet over the coming months to discuss the EU’s future and make recommendations. Find out more. The Conference on the Future of Europe is putting people at…
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Media advisory – Press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting of 10 September 2021
The (virtual) press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on 8 September 2021 at 10.30. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas…
Europe
EU helps WFP provide food assistance to people at risk of famine in South Sudan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is grateful for an additional contribution of €11.6 million from the European Union (EU) to provide emergency food assistance to 3.9 million people…
Europe
The EU and AstraZeneca agree on COVID-19 vaccine supply and on ending litigation
European Commission Press release Brussels, 03 Sep 2021 Today the EU and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement which will secure the delivery of the remaining COVID-19 vaccine doses to Member…
Economy
Whatsapp fined with record fine for failing to meet EU data protection standards
The 225 million euro fine is the largest ever imposed by the Irish regulator. The company has denounced "grossly disproportionate penalties" and says it will appeal. This is what the…
Human Rights
European Churches urge EU to protect the vulnerable in Afghanistan
European Churches urge EU to protect the vulnerable in Afghanistan Conveying solidarity with people in Afghanistan, Rev. Christian Krieger, president of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), and H.…
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European Academy of Religion 2021: One of the first sessions was on Scientology and Gnosticism
On Monday August 30, at the University of Munster, the European Academy of Religion – a research initiative on religion launched under the high patronage of the European Parliament, offering…
Europe
With the support of the EU, UNODC presented the Coca Crop Monitoring Survey Report 2020
© UNODC La Paz/Vienna, 1 September 2021 - With funding from the European Union, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the government of the Plurinational State…
Europe
Big Tech’s web of influence in the EU
As Big Tech’s market power grew, so did its political clout. Now, as the EU tries to rein in the most problematic aspects of Big Tech – from disinformation, targeted…
Europe
Uganda: EU launches project to improve Karamoja’s response to shocks
Current Food Security outcomes, June 2021 Sources: Fews Net* The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the Office of…